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Authority: An Hommage To Jacques Derrida And Mary Quaintance, Arthur J. Jacobson
Authority: An Hommage To Jacques Derrida And Mary Quaintance, Arthur J. Jacobson
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This essay, in a symposium celebrating the publication 25 years ago of Jacques Derrida's "Force of Law: The 'Mystical Foundation of Authority,'" traces the themes of that work through the struggle between Derrida and his translator, Mary Quaintance, for authority over the translation. In the end, neither wins the struggle: Authorship of the translation - authority - must be ceded to a third. Derrida reacts to this loss of authority by signing the translation, taking responsibility for the translation even when it is the product of forces beyond his control and of decisions he only imperfectly understands. He thus enacts …
The Application Of The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act To An Action Against The French Railroad For Transporting Thousands Of Jews And Others To Their Deaths: Abrams V. Sncf, Malvina Halberstam
The Application Of The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act To An Action Against The French Railroad For Transporting Thousands Of Jews And Others To Their Deaths: Abrams V. Sncf, Malvina Halberstam
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Framing The Issues, Malvina Halberstam
Legal Rhetoric Under Stress: The Example Of Vichy, Richard H. Weisberg
Legal Rhetoric Under Stress: The Example Of Vichy, Richard H. Weisberg
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